TheDailyBeast.com: The 13 Most Useless College Majors

The 13 Most Useless Majors, From Philosophy to Journalism

This year The Daily Beast started with new research (PDF) from Georgetown University—which drew from two years of census data to determine the prospects for myriad majors—to narrow down our list to more than three dozen popular college majors. They also used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, equally weighing the following categories to determine current and future employment and earnings potential for their final ranking:

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This year The Daily Beast started with new research (PDF) from Georgetown University—which drew from two years of census data to determine the prospects for myriad majors—to narrow down our list to more than three dozen popular college majors. They also used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, equally weighing the following categories to determine current and future employment and earnings potential for their final ranking: